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He seemed to be looking at a book and writing something down on a notebook, he also seemed to have a backpack as well, and this area is near college campus so I reached the conclusion that he is probably studying for a test or something.
Case Study: Bait al Azani
Bait Al-Azani is a very old, established village of around 2,700 people. It is a high altitude village, producing sorghum, maize, beans, qat, tomatoes and potatoes under irrigation and rearing cows and sheep. Some rainfed crops are grown, but the area is suffering from drought and is vulnerable to soil erosion and floods. The agricultural resources are not enough to meet the needs of the population; up to 60% households have employment outside the village.
The village was mined around 1980 during the conflict between north and south. The presence of both anti-vehicle and anti-personnel mines brought insecurity and accidents including several deaths and loss of livestock. Bait Al-Azani was classified as a low impact village in the LIS. Two male survivors were met; one injured in 1982 the other in 2000. Both were interested in compensation and medical treatment.
Village services and communications are reasonably good and the village is within medium distance of a market in the district centre. A strong local cultural association, founded by members of the village, played a useful role in facilitating the work of the demining teams. Demining was carried out in 2004 and 2006, but some un-cleared areas still remain. One incident occurred after 2000, but none since the start of demining. Mine clearance was said to have saved lives and made people feel safer, but they still experience some fear. The main benefits have been the opening of roads and increasing the area for animal grazing, collection of firewood, fodder and stone. No one has yet planted on the cleared land.
The opportunities identified for the demined land, were a water supply project to extend irrigation and ploughs to cultivate the land. Another idea was for a community project such as a sports ground or garden. Road safety could be improved through warning signs, bridges and pavements. They would like demining of the whole affected area. For the wider village, a drinking water project was prioritised. Other ideas were a medical unit, a mosque, renovation or construction of a school, especially for girls; a literacy campaign and extension centre.
Benefits and impacts of demining for the women of Bait Al-Azani
What assets have been made available by mine clearance?
Roads for cars, pastures for animal herding, fuel and areas for cutting wood, fodder collection, stones
Who is using the freed assets?
Most freed assests are used by the entire community. However, only 3-4 houses have use of the new areas for cutting wood and gathering fuel; the land from which stone is gathered is privately owned and only the landowners are allowed to collect stones from it.
What is the freed asset used for?
The road makes communication with other villages and access to urban centers much easier. While the grazing land is used by all households of the village to graze their sheep, cows and goats. Wood and other fuels are used for cooking, fodder is fed to animals, and stone is used in house construction.
What is the socio eco-nomic return from use of the freed assets?
The new road has resulted in residents feeling much more secure. The previous road was narrow and dangerous.
Since stones and fuel are now available in much greater quantities locally, the village is less reliant on products from outside the village. Households thus save money by paying lower prices locally.
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Bani Bahlool District, Sana’a Governorate, Joab
Joab is a medium-sized, high altitude village of approximately 5000 people (about 400 households). Of these 1000 are old, 2000 middle aged and 2000 children. Approximately 90% are classified as poor. All are farmers (even if they have other jobs). 200 are in the military and another 100 have other employment (e.g. school teachers etc).
The village is an agricultural village, despite being only half an hour from Sana’a. Only 10% of the villagers have salaried employment; the rest are land/livestock owners and/or laborers (working for cash) or share-croppers (working for a proportion of the production). Agriculture is limited by lack of water and, previously, by the presence of landmines. No production problems with either crops or livestock were reported. Both animals and crops are important, with crops being predominant. Only 30% of staple food needs come from their land and the remaining 70% is purchased.
Crop land (including that in the cleared/mined mountain areas) has private land titles that go back over generations and each person knows his land. Grazing area is communal. Thus all have access to grazing land, but only a portion to crop land. Surprisingly, 10% of the households own all the large livestock.
The village is a medium impact village according to the Landmine Impact Survey score. Of the 7 minefields, 2 are cleared, one is in the process of clearance, 4 are yet to be started. Village people themselves cleared some of the mined land (they had no training), and made tracks through that land to get to terraced crop land.
Benefits of demining for the farmers of Joab
Land:
Land cleared by de-mining is now 100% in use. It is being used for farming, herding, cutting wood for fuel, and gathering stone. The village as a whole reported Savings on the cost of fodder for 2000 head of live-stock, a 30% savings on the cost of cereals, 10% savings on the cost of fuel wood, and general savings on butane gas which it was no longer necessary to purchase in large quantities due to the availability of fuel wood.
Water:
De-mining has freed much needed water resources. The newly freed resources are being used by the entire village for drinking water for animals and people as well as irrigation of agricultural land. Villagers credited the additional water resources with dramatically improving in the quality of livestock and crops.
Roads:
The ability to use the roads has dramatically reduced the loss of life among livestock. In the past herders use to herd their animals through narrow, mine free paths. Livestock often wondered off the path and were killed by mines as a result. Additionally, the roads have made it much easier to transport stone, giving the stone cutting industry a significant boost.
i've taken up painting again, this time on canvas instead of paper. these are small color studies, each 6x6; the smudges are from my fingers, which i use just as often as brushes. if you're in the beacon area this weekend, stop by my studio-on-the-go (a.k.a., a u-haul) as part of beacon open studios. i'll have these and several matted and framed (and matted-only) photographs for sale.
Part of the ongoing "Interior Study" series.
Camera: Canon F-1N 35mm
Lens: FD 50mm f/1.2
Film: Ilford Delta 100 shot at box speed.
Developer: XTOL 1:1 dilution
Well, while i was in my english class, i had nothing to do. So i started playing around with my camera and i thihnk the result is not that bad...
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, greets students of the Institute for the Study of War's Hertog War Studies Program in Washington, D.C., July 28, 2016. The program aims to educate advanced undergraduate students about the theory, practice, organization, and control of war and military forces. (DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. James K. McCann / Released)
Shot on at Sunnyside Beach on Grand Lake, New Brunswick this afternoon.
I first noticed these nests on the side of the road next to the lake on Wednesday, but I didn't have my tripod or 55-300mm lens. I went back today and got this around lunch time, this time with all of my gear.
Near the end, one of the parents was soaring high over my head looking down on me for a long period of time, so I decided to leave and not disturb the chick any more.
When I got home and looked at the video I had shot, this was probably the best.
The adults move pretty fast, so it was difficult to keep them in focus and in frame all the time.
I am pretty happy with the result, but I was hoping that an adult would land in the nest -- but that didn't happen.
I graphite study in drawing hands. All three are drawings of my own hand which i posed for the duration of my drawing time.
Got a new camera. Something small that I can carry everyday. Olympus em-5 markii. Very nice! Paid $350.
Having rearranged things today I think that I have finally run out of space for pictures on the study wall.
This week I am going to be returning to university. For the next 2 years I will be studying part time for an MA in Brazilian Studies. Am really excited about it and since I got no teaching work this week I popped down to the library for some light reading on Brazilian history, culture and politics. All fascinating stuff.
And the added bonus was that we actually got a bit of sun today!!! About time too!
Tenuous Link: 'leaf'ing through a book
I'm planning a HUGE spaceship project (by planning I mean I'll probably build it sometime in my life, but not now XD), which will include lots of circles/other curves/pieces/stress/money...
These studies are me testing out some ideas. In the future my spaceships (before I try to finally start up this project) may include similar elements, so I can gain some experience. Wish me luck! :)
[Sorry for the bad photos]
full caption: Studies in Expression. An imitation of the lady of the house.
Charles Dana Gibson (American illustrator, 1867-1944)
1902 pen and ink on paper
illustration for Life Publishing Co.; published in the artist's collection The Social Ladder (1902)
See MCAD Library's catalog record for this book.
Gibson, Charles Dana. The Gibson Book; a Collection of the Published Works of Charles Dana Gibson ... New York: C. Scribner’s Sons [etc.], 1906